18"'s on y33

since my fs thread got deleted (and i'm somewhat of an attention *****), i decided to post pics of the progress. you can call this a "build thread", i guess, haha.

so these, mae japans ins 18x10 +5 and 18x11.5 -13 (thanks grant) are going on the car:
rims:
[IMG]http://i39.tinypic.com/1605y6v.jpg[/IMG]
car:
[IMG]http://i40.tinypic.com/2jdgndw.jpg[/IMG]

it already has insurance coils, peak performance s14 rear multilink (from which i'm getting a crazy ass clunking; i thought aurora rod ends were supposed to solve this problem?). i used to have some eurolines in a similar style that i also got from grant, but sold em cause i wanted to go wider and less aggressive. now, when i opened up the boxes, i was sad since the wheels were different from what i thought i was getting. after a test fit, the car looked like this:

[IMG]http://i44.tinypic.com/309q1zl.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i43.tinypic.com/mbit15.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i41.tinypic.com/29dv490.jpg[/IMG]

i was hoping that they would at least be drivable, which they aren't. my fenders are hammered flat and newspaper pulled already, so i don't really want to work the metal anymore; i'm getting the quarter panel dent since the passenger's side is already pulled a bit too much. so i decided i would machine down the pad 15mm for an ET of 2. i'll post new photos when i get the rims back from the machine shop.

Still loving this! Updates ASAP

Looks good.  Who is trimming the disk's?  I wanted to get that done to my Supremes but no one would do it for me.

looking nice!! i like that ass shot:biggthumpup:

[quote=widebody_Q;235330]Looks good. Who is trimming the disk's? I wanted to get that done to my Supremes but no one would do it for me.[/quote]
^ yeah im interested in knowing where to go to. 15mm is alot for most shops..most they will ever do for me is 5mm and already they are afraid to compromise the wheel...i saw your ad and i know alot of people interested in your set....if it doesnt work out..i might have buyers =)

[QUOTE=widebody_Q;235330]Looks good.  Who is trimming the disk's?  I wanted to get that done to my Supremes but no one would do it for me.[/QUOTE]

RB motoring in industry, ca. [url]www.rbwheels.com[/url]. they don't have a machine shop in house, though, so it's outsourced.

apparently they're going to fill the lug holes, shave 'em, then drill new lug holes. we'll see how it turns out.

looks great :biggthumpup:

thats some serioius effort on your part on getting wheels to be drivable. sucks about the predicament you're in, but superbadass once you pull it off. good luck.

Luv the wheel. Hope you can make it work.

This should fit better.
Spec:
Front 18"x9.5" +19 offset.
Rear 18"x11" +9 offset.
Bolt pattern 5x114.3

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[img]http://home.comcast.net/~dhugeng/chrome4.JPG[/img]
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~dhugeng/chrome5.JPG[/img]
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~dhugeng/chrome6.JPG[/img]
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[QUOTE=johgar;236170]This should fit better.
Spec:
Front 18"x9.5" +19 offset.
Rear 18"x11" +9 offset.
Bolt pattern 5x114.3
[/QUOTE]
nice, but there's not much i can do now but wait and see how they turn out. plus, i've always enjoyed the styling of the MAE (which is partially why i had euroline n's prior to this set)

i want those abc wheels. some of my faves of all time!

Well they dont want you... just messing

omg look at that dish on the 18's!  siiiick

They are for sale for the right price. I just can't post it here yet. I am asking $2500 OBO at Zilvia.
Link
[url]http://zilvia.net/f/wheels-tires/155501-abc-exclusive-glanzen-18-x9-5-19-18-x11-9-5x114-3-a.html[/url]

[QUOTE=ALEXTHESUS*PECT;236238]i want those abc wheels. some of my faves of all time![/QUOTE]

get 'em, fool! or get center caps! hahaha

OKAY

got the wheels back from RB today, mounted them on the car, and promptly realized the car is too high. :(

will be going to platinum tomorrow to get a pillowball replaced and to get the car lowered maybe another inch! i'll post photos when everything's done :)

*excite*

those look sick...cant wait to see the finished product.. 18ins on y33 dont look too shabby if slammed

How did RB do for you?

[QUOTE=20sburning;237797]How did RB do for you?[/QUOTE]

they did good. the face is burnt, which is something they warned me about, but since there's a huge ass center cap, it's fine.

now, to lower the car some more and get the faces refinished... :)

ok, car's out of the shop

here are some photos:

[IMG]http://i39.tinypic.com/jhqzi9.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i43.tinypic.com/iy29o4.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i42.tinypic.com/j5ysrm.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i43.tinypic.com/2rnfwqc.jpg[/IMG]

and some notes: i lowered a car about an inch in the rear and about half an inch in the front to get this stance. car has -7* cambers in the rear and about -3.7* in the front.

refinish em and take out a couple degrees of camber.

wow.. love it bro.. camber looks good... I dont know if you should change a thing

damm i would just get them refinshed and done.. the camber and how the car stands love it.. wouldnt change a thing.. i so badly wanna get a y33 after seing this..

i think you just changed my mind on getting 19s

only reason i say take out a couple degrees is because in the pics it looks slightly sunk. could just be the pics though. aactually, going by the pics they look like they fit better brefore.
 
flush > camber

[QUOTE=BLKonBLK98;238038]refinish em and take out a couple degrees of camber.[/QUOTE]

actually, the entire point of getting these wheels was so i could run less camber. but like i've said, i couldn't since the wheel spec was different than what i thought i was getting. 

and i'm running federals, which are super wide (there's barely a stretch! 245 on a 11.5 -- i would've thought i was putting 275's on them or something). after these pop, i'm going to pick up a set of nankangs and hopefully i'll be able to do -6* or so.

word. we're on the same page then.

well done, this has turned out well.

18s look real cool

Really digg that style wheel you got and the ones you've had previously

i just got some vienna kreis so haha similar

[quote=johgar;236322]They are for sale for the right price. I just can't post it here yet. I am asking $2500 OBO at Zilvia.
Link
[URL]http://zilvia.net/f/wheels-tires/155501-abc-exclusive-glanzen-18-x9-5-19-18-x11-9-5x114-3-a.html[/URL][/quote]

lol
 at that stupid price

Dam. Ride is sick

[QUOTE=BLKonBLK98;238038]refinish em and take out a couple degrees of camber.[/QUOTE]

blk, got an alignment today and you'll be happy to know that in the photos i posted, i was running close to -8* camber. got it adjusted to -7* right now and everything looks much better - the lip is much more flush to the fender.

thanks for all the kind words! :)

[quote=Yokotas13;238147]lol
 at that stupid price[/quote]
same thing i thought:innoutrofl2:

[quote=ALEXTHESUS*PECT;238393]same thing i thought:innoutrofl2:[/quote]
If you go to the link provided they are talking shit about the price also:smiley-rofl:

[quote=20sburning;238400]If you go to the link provided they are talking shit about the price also:smiley-rofl:[/quote]
i tried to be nice so i didn't post on his thread:pat:

I have to say, that fitment is on point. I would be happy to have it close to that

[quote=Yokotas13;238147]lol
 at that stupid price[/quote]

Yokotas...how much would you charge for those exact wheels if you had them? I was thinking about getting a set of those for my G50.

[quote=ALEXTHESUS*PECT;238424]i tried to be nice so i didn't post on his thread:pat:[/quote]
I know.. me too.... But Grant busted out with it!!! But I love the way the wheels fit his Q now

ahahaha so i drove the car up today to san jose - posting this at a la quinta inn near the airport right now. that was some trip, with 3 people in the car!

met a 3gs driver at the chevron at kettleman city

and i realized today that i have a rubbing problem in the front that i'll have to take care of once i come home. sigh.

[quote=cheez80;238466]ahahaha so i drove the car up today to san jose - posting this at a la quinta inn near the airport right now. that was some trip, with 3 people in the car!

met a 3gs driver at the chevron at kettleman city

and i realized today that i have a rubbing problem in the front that i'll have to take care of once i come home. sigh.[/quote]
hahah wassup bro i knew you posted on here but yeah didn't get your name mines Lloyd by the way, and your q is looking clean bro! Wish i could've chatted more wit ya but we were SOOOOOO hungry! It was funny as we were pulling in i didn't know that you were there i was trying to get that spot and i was like heeeyyyy!! thanks for backing up to get the next pump!

Damn that looks good!!! Makes me really miss the y33.... :(

[QUOTE=chubbyGS;238480]hahah wassup bro i knew you posted on here but yeah didn't get your name mines Lloyd by the way, and your q is looking clean bro! Wish i could've chatted more wit ya but we were SOOOOOO hungry! It was funny as we were pulling in i didn't know that you were there i was trying to get that spot and i was like heeeyyyy!! thanks for backing up to get the next pump![/QUOTE]

haha, my brother was like "you gotta be nice to fellow vip car drivers"

can't wait to see the works on your car ;)

damn that shit is on dope..




YES I SAID IT...ON DOPE.

[quote=urmyhero4now;238874]damn that shit is on dope..
 
 
 
 
YES I SAID IT...ON DOPE.[/quote]
Damn bro... getting some slang goin

hmm

so i have issues once more :(

at platinum, we changed out a pillowball on the toe rod that was clunking with a new one that was sent to me under warranty from peak performance. problem is, halfway home, it started clunking again.

when kennedy troubleshot it for me in september, he sprayed some lube on it and the clunking went away. is it possible i got two defective pillowballs in a row?

do any of you guys have any suggestions?

when does it clunk? 

does it clunk on flat ground?

does it clunk when you hit bumps?

[QUOTE=genetic;239914]when does it clunk? 

does it clunk on flat ground?

does it clunk when you hit bumps?[/QUOTE]

that'd be good info to include, huh?

it usually clunks loudly and frequently at parking lot speeds. at highway speeds, it's solid as a rock. it clunks also when i push on the wheel or fender with my hand or foot.

hmm....

I saw you driving around Irvine today. I wasn't in my GS but I nearly rear ended someone starting at your car. I had to do a double take because I couldn't believe how low your car was on 18's. Nice work!

[QUOTE=chrispy;239929]I saw you driving around Irvine today. I wasn't in my GS but I nearly rear ended someone starting at your car. I had to do a double take because I couldn't believe how low your car was on 18's. Nice work![/QUOTE]

thanks chrispy - that means a lot coming from you, since the first time i saw your 2gs sitting in the university center parking lot i fell in love, hahaha.

cheers!

so the guys at peak took a look and they tell me it sounds like the spring is too preloaded and the tension is making that noise. don't know when i'll be able to jack the car up and reduce the preload, but i'll keep everyone posted :)

I like the way that looks on your car.
 
Paint the lips red :runcoold:

thats a cool idea... photoshop anyone?

is it a "ping" noise or a "clunk" noise?

if it's ping, then loosen up the springs on the coilovers and lube up the spring seats and top pillow ball joint. and you shouldn't preload the springs on coilovers, unless you really know what you are doing when it comes to setting up the coilovers and car's reaction to such loads.

and clunking noise can be anything really. and it doesn't make sense for the toe rods to make such noise unless them things are getting too much force then it can handle. is your traction rod upgraded as well?

and yes, it's possible to get two bad parts in a row. I've had it happen to me before...3 times.

edit: how's your subframe bushing looking? maybe the cause of all this. or part of it.

[QUOTE=mad-ass;240482]and you shouldn't preload the springs on coilovers, unless you really know what you are doing when it comes to setting up the coilovers and car's reaction to such loads.
[/QUOTE]

when i put in the coilovers, i didn't adjust preload. they're set to what insurance sent them to me as, but i will try lubing up the seats and joints.

[QUOTE]
is your traction rod upgraded as well?
[/QUOTE]

yes, it is.

[QUOTE]
and yes, it's possible to get two bad parts in a row. I've had it happen to me before...3 times.
[/QUOTE]

wow, that sucks :(

[QUOTE]
edit: how's your subframe bushing looking? maybe the cause of all this. or part of it.
[/QUOTE]

that's a good suggestion. when i have time to jack up the car and take a look, i'll check that out too.

thanks! :)

[QUOTE=Pagong;240445]I like the way that looks on your car.
 
Paint the lips red :runcoold:[/QUOTE]

i actually have another idea when i get the wheels refinished - i want to engrave some vines and flowers on the lips, after they're polished. i've seen some cats do that to intercooler piping. then... i want to clearcoat with a layer of white pearl, so the lips really shine :)

white pearl huh?:runcoold:

Better pics time and Nice to squeeze those in there , More aggressive time everyone !

MAN so i was going to make an offer on a w220 chassis s65 yesterday at the benz dealer in signal hill, but the car was sold on saturday. sigh.....

guess i gotta hold off on my dreams of doing a euro vip car for a few more weeks, haha

yeah i hat 18x8.5 front and 18x10 rear on my y33. They were HSW Holsten. Set nice but wish they had made an 11 rear. looks real good dawg keep it up. ride low or go home lol

I like the stance on the back looks good

[QUOTE=MR.J;254922]I like the stance on the back looks good[/QUOTE]

thanks, good to see some cats from vsc on the mbworld w220 forum :)